problems with HP with Windows 7

[smlourie]

I am having 2 problems with the new Windows 7 beta version

1. I have had the OS (Windows7) for 2 weeks - all has been good till today where the laptop is not acting slower 9about 1-2 seconds) and not running smoothly either. I have a HP Pavillion 6690.

2. The buttons for the volume on the Quikplay above the keyboard for volume do not seem to be working properly either....

If anyone can help - please email let me know !
Thanks
Michael

 

[Lordbob75]

Hello smlourie,

Have you added or changed anything before this happened?

~Lordbob

 

[smlourie]

thanks for answering - no I have not added anything - it just happened - and I am not sure why at all ---- as all worked beforehand quite well.
Another issue I had was when I tried to connect the laptop the TV and I only heard sound.....

 

[AGlobalThreatsK]

Did the quickplay buttons ever work with 7? You may have to install extra drivers/software to get those buttons to work..

Has the computer been on this whole time or have you already tried simply restarting it?

 

[smlourie]

I assume they did (the mute button works)
I have rebooted it the laptop many times and even done a disk scan !
I see that sometimes the laptop works fine - then all of sudden its not smooth and jagged edge if you know what I mean !
Where can i get these drivers ?

 

[AGlobalThreatsK]

Id bet its a program thats slowing you down (If you haven't changed any windows 7 settings)

Don't assume anything when using a beta operating system. You never know what will work and what won't. The only way to know is to try.

Drivers should be avilable from hp: Product search results

I don't know exactly which model you have. You'll want to try the Vista drivers for quick launch buttons.. if you have Windows 7 64-bit, youll want the Vista 64-bit drivers. If you have Windows 7 32-bit, youll want the Vista 32-bit drivers.

32-bit = x86
64-bit = x64

 

[Lordbob75]

Also, do the buttons work in Vista/XP?

~Lordbob

 

[smlourie]

yes I has vista and they worked fine ..... laptop is working a bit slow as well....

 

[smlourie]

thanks I managed to download and fix the sound buttons - but the laptop still seems to have this annoying delay ....

 

[Lordbob75]

That could just be lag time with the Beta.

~Lordbob

 

[smlourie]

is it something normal ? I am trying now to defrag the disk and it gets stuck on 21% when analysing it ? any ideas why and how to fix the thing? (thanks for your help by the way)

 

[Lordbob75]

Well I meant that the Beta will have some glitches, and that may be causing it. Other than that I don't know.

See if this relates to your problem.

Also: I know there is a command to repair system files, but I can't find it. Its something like sfc/ sannow or something but I dont think thats it.

~Lordbob

 

[AGlobalThreatsK]

Well I meant that the Beta will have some glitches, and that may be causing it. Other than that I don't know.

See if this relates to your problem.

Also: I know there is a command to repair system files, but I can't find it. Its something like sfc/ sannow or something but I dont think thats it.

~Lordbob

It is /sfc scannow

You can also use the disk checker to check for errors.

Id bet its some software, check task manager when the pc is acting up and see if a process is spiking up the CPU usage (When it lags). (Right click the taskbar at the bottom of the screen and go to Start Task Manager, then go to the Processes tab).

 

[Chappy]

Did you install any of the HP apps onto W7?
There probably problems there if you did and I would suggest not installing any of the HP "helper" apps that Vista came with, on W7. Like their HP Quick Launch bar, it may be incompatible (in part) with W7 from what I've read.
Also, you can use msconfig to shut down your startups and reboot to see if this helps. If so just add them back one at a time and reboot between adding one, until the lag comes back. The last one you loaded before the lag started again is your culprit.

 

[Lordbob75]

It is /sfc scannow

You can also use the disk checker to check for errors.

Id bet its some software, check task manager when the pc is acting up and see if a process is spiking up the CPU usage (When it lags). (Right click the taskbar at the bottom of the screen and go to Start Task Manager, then go to the Processes tab).

Thanks I was close! Enjoy your rep.

~Lordbob

 

[smlourie]

it is still not running smoothly and has the annoying delay in all programs that I use especially Internet and Email - I use Firefox and Thunderbird - can anyone help me out there?